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Compare Arch and Gentoo 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (51.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Arch
Star Rating
(36)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ArchGentoo
Star Rating
(38)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GentooArch vs Gentoo
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Arch easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Arch overall.
- Reviewers felt that Arch meets the needs of their business better than Gentoo.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Arch is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Arch over Gentoo.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arch
No pricing availableGentoo
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Arch
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
24
8.6
34
Ease of Use
6.7
25
6.6
34
Ease of Setup
5.4
13
5.2
27
Ease of Admin
7.9
8
7.4
24
Quality of Support
7.8
22
7.6
29
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
6
7.7
19
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
22
5.9
31
Features by Category
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Device Management - Operating System
Not enough data
9.0
5
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Detection - Operating System
Not enough data
9.0
5
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Arch and Gentoo are categorized as Operating System
Unique Categories
Arch has no unique categories
Gentoo has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Gentoo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
36.4%
Information Technology and Services
21.2%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
6.1%
Computer & Network Security
6.1%
Research
3.0%
Other
27.3%
Computer Software
18.9%
Computer & Network Security
18.9%
Information Technology and Services
16.2%
Higher Education
5.4%
Entertainment
5.4%
Other
35.1%
Discussions
What are the features of Arch Linux?
1 Comment
VK
Arch Linux is one of the lightest Linux distribution available in the market.Read more
Does Arch use RPM or Deb?
1 Comment
HC
NO Arch Linux, as a rolling release distribution, utilizes its own package management system called "pacman" (Package Manager) rather than relying on either...Read more
Does Gentoo come with a GUI?
1 Comment
GR
Yes and no, it's your own decision to install an X server and a window manager such as KDE or Gnome or i3 or work without.Read more
Gentoo has no more discussions with answers
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